Bret Bielema and Shane Beamer do not appear to be friends after Tuesday night's Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Illinois topped South Carolina, 20-17, in the prominent bowl game on Tuesday afternoon.

As Nebraska slowly builds its next class, a Citrus Bowl imbroglio helped Bret Bielema and Illinois break out on the 2026 ...

Source: Imagn One of the lasting images of South Carolina’s 21-17 Citrus Bowl defeat to Illinois was Fighting Illini head coach Bret Bielema taunting Shane Beamer with a “T-Bar” signal ...

South Carolina coach Shane Beamer bolted onto the field ... He taunted the opposing coach!” Bret “The Barber” Bielema got the last laugh. He somehow managed to escape an unsportsmanlike ...